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CEAT are excited to welcome two new members to our Innovation Hub – Haizea Analytics and Future Swirl. Haizea Analytics is a data analytics company born from the Fenner School at ANU that works to harness the huge potential of earth observation data. They have created a technological platform, terrak.io,
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In early July, the European Commission proposed revising its rules on gene editing technologies, following a 2021 review that showed the inadequacy of the existing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) legislation when it came to new breeding techniques. The proposed revision, if adopted, would represent a drastic change in regulations, and
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I am writing this month’s Director’s message from the Toolik Field Station on the North Slope of Alaska. At 68°N, the University of Alaska Fairbanks-run facility is north of the Arctic Circle. The Field Station is funded by a range of agencies, with the ongoing support of the National Science
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CEAT Hub member PPB Technology have won an ACT Region AIIA iAward (Technology Platform Solution category) for their CYBERTONGUE® technology. The CYBERTONGUE® is a revolutionary food testing system which uses shelf stable molecular biosensors, in concert with a user-friendly device, to get on-site laboratory quality results in minutes. It allows
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The Australian agritech industry came out to shine at the inaugural AusAgritech Awards held recently in Sydney. It was the first ‘night of nights’ for the industry, rewarding the talent, innovation and hard work of agritech start-ups from across the country. Awards were given in 10 categories, including Agritech of
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As the world’s climate changes, there is a growing need to equip farmers with the tools and technology to more effectively manage their land. Digi-Ag Scholar Yi Yu, from the Fenner School of Environment and Society, is part of an ANU-CSIRO team looking at the use of multi-platform remote sensing
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The State of Israel celebrated 75 years of independence in May this year. To mark the occasion, a celebration was held at the National Arboretum in Canberra, attended by national leaders from both sides of politics. With the Chair of CEAT’s Governance Committee, Victoria Taylor, it was my pleasure to
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Alison Bentley, Director of the Global Wheat Program at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and CEAT Fellow, was announced as the 2023 Borlaug CAST Communication Award Recipient earlier this month. She was recognised for her work raising the awareness of the importance of wheat as a global
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An ANU delegation, organised and led by CEAT, travelled to Vietnam in mid-March to visit the Center for Agricultural Innovation (CAI) at the Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA). Their trip was part of the Resilient Agriculture and Food (RAF) Initiative, part of the larger Aus4Innovation program aimed at helping